Saks is a city of 10,681 people in Alabama. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $116,400. The median household earns $49,753, about 40% below the national median. The poverty rate is 20.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. 6% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,753, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Saks
What changed most since 1990
Black share9.4% → 30.7%(+21.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$132,004 → $116,400(−12%)US over the same years: +67%
White share88.0% → 55.2%(−32.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.1%(246)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(203)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(177)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 585 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Saks, decade by decade
Saks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,161
$70,953
$132,004
14.9%
27.1
2000
10,698
$67,986
$118,590
13.1%
35.7
2010
10,744
$63,232
$136,233
11.4%
51.0
2020
9,956
$56,057
$110,417
12.8%
63.8
2024
10,681
$49,753
$116,400
17.9%
74.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
